| The defenders were slow to get back on the goal line and the Monaghan team captain took advantage of Mayo carelessness. |
| On a happier note the young mummers from the village surprised one of their teachers by appearing at her wedding in Monaghan. |
| His poems chant the place-names of his own corner of Monaghan as if intoning sacred words. |
| Co Monaghan businessman Gerard McCaughey, the chairperson of the alliance, replied to the commission's letter before Christmas. |
| He was a native of Monaghan town and was a witty guy, with the cool Monaghan sense of humour. |
| The difference between now and the lead-up to the Monaghan match is that they are no longer in uncharted territory. |
